I. ˈbəjə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V; chiefly dial ˈbu̇j- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bowgette, from Middle French bougette, diminutive of bouge leather bag, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish; akin to Middle Irish bolg bag, Old English bælg bag, skin — more at belly
1.
a. now dialect : a usually leather pouch or wallet ; often : a pack to be carried on the back
b. archaic : a leather or skin bottle — compare water bouget
c. : package , bundle , collection — now dialect except of written or printed matter
grandma made me up a snack in a budget
a neatly stacked budget of letters
2. : stock , supply , quantity
building up her budget of complaints
he was a budget of foibles and contradictions
sometimes : a quantity (as of energy or water) involved in, available for, or assignable to a particular situation
the A-bomb … yields its budget of energy … in a fraction of a second — Scientific American Reader
3.
a. : a statement of the financial position of a sovereign body (as of a nation) for a definite period of time based on detailed estimates of planned or expected expenditures during the period and proposals for financing them — used originally of such a statement presented annually by the chancellor of the exchequer to the British House of Commons
b. : a plan for the coordination of resources (as of money or manpower) and expenditures
a good family budget keeps something in reserve for emergencies
especially : such a plan covering a definite period of time
c. : the amount of money available, required, or assigned to a particular purpose in or as if in a budget
a minimum weekly budget for a family of five
trying to operate efficiently on a budget of less than $3000
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
1.
a. : to put or allow for in a budget
funds budgeted by the administration for navigation
I doubt that we can budget a new car this year
b. : to put on a budget
budgeted shoppers
2.
a. : to plan expenditures for (as an enterprise) in a budget
the new municipal hospital became a major undertaking and over a million was budgeted for it
b. : to plan or provide for the use of in detail
in the present tight labor market manpower must be budgeted carefully
the wise man budgets his time
intransitive verb
: to formulate or draw up a budget — usually used with for
in case you're budgeting for an auto trip — Richard Joseph
he actually budgeted for a trifling £1,000,000 — Melbourne (Australia) Herald
III. adjective
: suitable for one using or adhering to a budget especially in cheapness
several attractive budget dresses
budget cuts of meat usually require slow cooking